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CVE-2009-3128

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 24.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-11-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft Office Excel 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office Excel Viewer 2003 SP3, does not properly parse the Excel file format, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malformed record object, aka "Excel SxView Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Compatibility Pack Word Excel Powerpoint: 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2002-sp3, 2003-sp3, 2007-sp1, 2007-sp2
• Microsoft Excel Viewer: 2003-sp3
• Microsoft Office: 2004, 2008
• Microsoft Open Xml File Format Converter: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6474
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023157
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-314A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-067
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6474

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